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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – DeAndre Jordan had 16 points and eight rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers opened the preseason last night with an 89-81 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Chris Paul added 15 points and eight rebounds. Nicolas Batum led Portland with 12 points. Blazers guard Damian Lillard, last season’s NBA rookie of the year, added 11 points and six assists, but Portland was hampered by the absence of All-Star forward LaMarcus Aldridge.

RENTON, Wash. (AP) – Coach Pete Carroll says wide receiver Percy Harvin has rejoined the Seattle Seahawks and is prepared to take the next step in his recovery from hip surgery. Harvin tweeted yesterday that he was back with the team. Carroll says Harvin is running and went through a workout with trainers Monday.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – The Jacksonville Jaguars have been awarded receiver Stephen Williams off waivers from Seattle. The 6-foot-5 Williams, who signed as an undrafted rookie with Arizona in 2010, played in the first four games with Seattle in 2013 but did not catch a pass.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The Tennessee Titans need to quickly work the kinks out of their run game if they want to help quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick have success filling in for the injured Jake Locker in Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks. The Titans spent more than $100 million this offseason, with a big chunk of that going toward the offensive line and backfield help for Chris Johnson so that running the ball was an option for coach Mike Munchak.

SEATTLE (AP) – Steve Sarkisian knows No. 16 Washington can’t dwell on what happened at Stanford last weekend with No. 2 Oregon visiting Seattle on Saturday. Sarkisian yesterday said he still doesn’t agree with a call that overturned a fourth-down reception by Kevin Smith on Washington’s final possession, contributing to the Huskies’ 31-28 loss to the Cardinal. Sarkisian says the Pac-12 affirmed the replay officials’ decision.

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Joseph Dotson

The Viking senior competed in the Summit Decathlon in Bend, finishing fourth overall and setting personal records in nine of the ten events. His score, 6,034, was 1,100 points more than his previous best and was high enough to qualify for the New Balance Nationals set for June in North Carolina.

Honorable Mention is given to Mikaela Siegel. The Siuslaw Junior finished in fifth place at the Summit Heptathlon with 3,384 points; winning the 100-meter hurdles outright.

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Host Bob Sneddon will be speaking with Siuslaw Superintendent Ethel Angal and Elementary Principal Mike Harkelrode about curriculum at local schools. The three will also talk in depth about the transition to full -day kindergarten, beginning in the fall of 2015.

Also on the program, middle school science teacher Andy Marohl will preview a special STEM Night coming up at Siuslaw Middle School in April. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. The STEM night will include nearly three dozen interactive displays aimed at getting students (and their parents) involved.

Oregon Dunes restoration will be a topic as well. Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area manager Carl Bauer and Recreation Planner Angie Morris with the U.S. Forest Service will be in the studio to talk about efforts to restore more open sand.

We will also be meeting the new director of Florence's Lane Community College center, Russ Pierson.